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Tuberculosis
New tuberculosis research has been reported by M.E. Edginton et al
August 12th, 2008
According to recent research from South Africa, "Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, a tertiary care hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa. To determine the proportion of patients with positive Mycobacterium tuberculosis cultures and whether those who were positive were on treatment." "Tuberculosis (TB) culture results were obtained from the laboratory for a 3-month period. Positive results were checked against registrations at the hospital TB Care Centre (TBCC). The treatment status of nonregistered patients was obtained from various records at the hospital, district clinics and from home visits. Overall, 3909 patients had 5404 samples sent for culture. Of these, 708...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-08-12)
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